Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2019 Dec;22(2):114-123. 10.7587/kjrehn.2019.114.

Effects of Delirium Management Program on Nursing Practice and Nurses' Stress in Comprehensive Nursing Care Service Units

• Kim JH
• Kim SY

• KMID: 2470684
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7587/kjrehn.2019.114

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to examine the effects of a delirium management program on nursing practice and nurses' stress in comprehensive nursing care service units.
METHODS
A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were 70 nurses in comprehensive nursing care service units. The nurses were assigned to either a experimental group (n=35) or a control group (n=35). The experimental group received a delirium management program. Data were analyzed using χ² test, Fisher's exact test, independent t-test and ANCOVA.
RESULTS
The experimental group showed higher nursing practice than the control group (F=7.86, p=.007). The experimental group showed lower nurses' stress than the control group (F=10.73 p=.002).
CONCLUSION
The findings indicated that a delirium management program was an effective intervention to improve nursing practice and reduce nurses' stress in comprehensive nursing care service units.

Keyword

Delirium; Nursing practice; Stress

MeSH Terms

Delirium*
Nursing Care*
Nursing*